In a video posted to YouTube by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute, Alamuddin speaks articulately and passionately about the Egyptian judicial system, particularly since former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak left power in 2011.

The video also offers a rare chance to hear Alamuddin, 36, speak – like others who have dated Clooney, 52, in the past, she is staying decidedly mum for now, even deleting her Twitter account.